I noticed perpetual dampness around my hot tub foundation, opened the
panels, and see a drip where the tub water PVC connects to the pump. I
notice that the drip only occurs when the pump is off, but stops when the
pump is on, then starts again when the pump cuts off. There is a PVC flange
connecting the tub water PVC to the pump, and I can't get it to budge to
tighten it with my bare hands. The flange looks several inches in diameter,
so I don't have a tool/wrench that large, and am also wondering if I could
break something even if I did have a tightening tool.

Also, last month I had a service call to replace my heater element, and now
by coincidence (?) I have this leak. I didn't notice that this was a leak
last month as we have had snow and ice (in Maryland) the past month, and I
thought it might have been melting snow/ice I saw around the foundation.
Could the service call have led to this leak?

I have a LA Spa brand, Islander 2900 model.

Any suggestions on how to repair?

"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message
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I noticed perpetual dampness around my hot tub foundation, opened the
panels, and see a drip where the tub water PVC connects to the pump. I
notice that the drip only occurs when the pump is off, but stops when the
pump is on, then starts again when the pump cuts off. There is a PVC
flange connecting the tub water PVC to the pump, and I can't get it to
budge to tighten it with my bare hands. The flange looks several inches in
diameter, so I don't have a tool/wrench that large, and am also wondering
if I could break something even if I did have a tightening tool.

Also, last month I had a service call to replace my heater element, and
now by coincidence (?) I have this leak. I didn't notice that this was a
leak last month as we have had snow and ice (in Maryland) the past month,
and I thought it might have been melting snow/ice I saw around the
foundation. Could the service call have led to this leak?

I have a LA Spa brand, Islander 2900 model.

Any suggestions on how to repair?


Did the system freeze while you were awaiting the heater element repair?

Bill

"Berkshire Bill" wrote in message
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"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message
...
I noticed perpetual dampness around my hot tub foundation, opened the
panels, and see a drip where the tub water PVC connects to the pump. I
notice that the drip only occurs when the pump is off, but stops when the
pump is on, then starts again when the pump cuts off. There is a PVC
flange connecting the tub water PVC to the pump, and I can't get it to
budge to tighten it with my bare hands. The flange looks several inches
in diameter, so I don't have a tool/wrench that large, and am also
wondering if I could break something even if I did have a tightening tool.

Also, last month I had a service call to replace my heater element, and
now by coincidence (?) I have this leak. I didn't notice that this was a
leak last month as we have had snow and ice (in Maryland) the past month,
and I thought it might have been melting snow/ice I saw around the
foundation. Could the service call have led to this leak?

I have a LA Spa brand, Islander 2900 model.

Any suggestions on how to repair?


Did the system freeze while you were awaiting the heater element repair?

Bill


Good question, but no. The water temp did indicate about 55 F at its
lowest. Also, one would hope if the repair folks saw the leak before they
replaced the heater, they would have taken care of that. I didn't notice
the leak before the heater element repair. Certainly the ambient air temp
fell below freezing on occasion before and since the heater was replaced.